NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 Index:

• iRobot Corp. IRBT will replace EMS Technologies Inc. ELMG after the close of trading on Friday, August 19. S&P 500 constituent Honeywell International HON is acquiring EMS Technologies in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date pending final approvals.

• Tennant Co. TNC will replace Gerber Scientific Inc. GRB after the close of trading on a date to be announced. Private equity firm Vector Capital is acquiring Gerber Scientific in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final conditions.

Standard & Poor's will monitor these transactions, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.  

iRobot designs and builds robots for the consumer, government, and industrial markets.  Headquartered in Bedford, MA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Household Appliances Sub-Industry index.

Tennant engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing cleaning solutions worldwide. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Industrial Machinery Sub-Industry index.

Following is a summary of the changes:

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